Monopile Model

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Monopile Model

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Introduction

This model contains the wind turbine hosted on a fixed monopile. The monopile model is analysed in simplified operational conditions broadly corresponding to DLC1.0 (no wind shear, turbulence, or yaw misalignment). For illustrative purposes, a time varying wind load is applied in a single continuous simulation. The time history of wind speed starts off at 4 m/s, and gradually increases over time in steps of 1 m/s up to 25 m/s.

As per the DTU report, the system would typically be analysed via the IEC design load cases (DLCs) 1.1, 1.6, and 6.1 as a minimum. These load cases prescribe normal turbulence and sea state (DLC 1.1), normal turbulence and severe sea state (1.6), and 50-year extreme wind and sea state (6.1). Should you wish to analyse these load cases yourself, we suggest you examined Example L04 - IEA 15MW RWT and its associated DLC spreadsheet (L4-DLCs.xlsx).

The applied seastate is a JONSWAP wave with Hs=7.6m and Tp=13.0s, as suggested by the IEA 22 MW RWT online repository.

IEA 22 MW RWT - Monopile Model

IEA 22 MW RWT - Monopile Model

Results

Control

IEA 22MW Monopile DLC1.0 Rotor Speed

IEA 22MW Monopile DLC1.0 Rotor Torque

IEA 22MW Monopile DLC1.0 Blade Pitch

IEA 22MW Monopile DLC1.0 Generator Power

IEA 22MW Monopile DLC1.0 Tip Speed Ratio

IEA 22MW Monopile DLC1.0 Mach Number

Aerodynamics

IEA 22MW Monopile DLC1.0 Aero Force Wind

IEA 22MW Monopile DLC1.0 Aero Force Lateral

IEA 22MW Monopile DLC1.0 Aero Force Vertical

IEA 22MW Monopile DLC1.0 Aero Moment Roll

IEA 22MW Monopile DLC1.0 Aero Moment Pitch

IEA 22MW Monopile DLC1.0 Aero Moment Yaw

Structural Dynamics

IEA 22MW Monopile DLC1.0 Tower Base Moment F-A

IEA 22MW Monopile DLC1.0 Tower Base Shear F-A

IEA 22MW Monopile DLC1.0 Tower Clearance Blade1 Tip

IEA 22MW Monopile DLC1.0 Blade 1 Deflection OOP

IEA 22MW Monopile DLC1.0 Blade 1 Moment Flapwise

IEA 22MW Monopile DLC1.0 Blade 1 Moment Edgewise